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誤上賊船

简误上贼船 · 繁誤上賊船

Mandarin · pinyin wù shàng zéi chuán

lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship
to embark on a hopeless adventure

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上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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船: chuán · ship, boat, vessel
误: wù · err, make mistake; interfere
贼: zéi · thief, traitor; kill

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4–4–2–2 · wu4 shang4 zei2 chuan2

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ng6 soeng5 caak6 syun4

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